Far west area health service mental health integration project: Model for rural Australia?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 105-110

  Perkins, David A ^a   Roberts, Russell ^b   Sanders, Tuana ^b   Rosen, Alan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Integrated service; Mental health; Remote; Visiting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELECONSULTATION;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33646410937     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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